(RID van) The "Garden of Paradise" in which Baha'u'llah gathered the followers of the Bab and revealed to them that he was the Promised One of whom the Bab had spoken. | | C-E | | H-J | | | M-N | P-Q | | | T-Z
Baha'i commemoration of the twelve day period in 1863 when Baha'u'llah declared that he was God's messenger for this age. Work is to be suspended on days 1, 9, and 12 of the festival.
(pronounced "Riz-wan": Commemorates the 12 days that Baha'u'llah spent in the Garden of Ridvan in the last days of his exile in Baghdad, during which time he proclaimed himself as the one announced by the Bab. Work is suspended for the first, ninth and 12th days — April 21, April 29 and May 2. (Bahá'í)
Arabic for "Paradise." Twelve-day festival (from 21 April through 2 May) commemorating Bahá'u'lláh's declaration of His mission to His companions in 1863 in the Garden of Ridván in Baghdad.
(Baha'i) Commemoration of the twelve-day period in 1863 c.e. when Baha'u declared that he was God's messenger for this age; Observed by suspension of work on the first, ninth and twelfth days of the festival
Ridván is the name of the 12-day festival that marks the holiest time in the Bahá'í calendar. An Arabic word meaning 'Paradise,' the 12 Days of Ridván (pronounced 'Rizwan') are named after the 12 Days that Bahá'u'lláh spend with his family and followers in the Garden of Ridván outside of Baghdad. It was during this time that Bahá'u'lláh officially declared himself to be a Prophet of God.
(Ed. note - pronounced Rizwan) The name of the custodian of Paradise. Baha'u'llah uses it to denote Paradise itself.
